Criminal Justice Bachelor Degree (B.A.)

Criminal Justice Bachelor Degree (B.A.)

Criminal Justice at Messiah College

Restorative justice is at the heart of the criminal justice degree
program at Messiah College,a top-ranked Christian college in Pennsylvania.

The bachelor of arts degree in criminal justice at Messiah College
will equip you to be an agent of social change and will encourage you to
actively work toward what one sociologist calls “the good society.” Throughout
the criminal justice degree program, you’ll study the causes and responses to
crime and the many criminology theories associated with it.

Criminal justice major distinctives

As a criminal justice major at Messiah College, you’ll be able to:

Gain professional experience
through internships with social services agencies and government
entities such as police departments, PA state legislature, the U.S.
Marshals, adult and juvenile probation, work release facilities,
anti human trafficking organizations, the coroner’s office, and a secure
facility for youth offenders.

Join the Criminal Justice Club.

Combine your major with a
minor in sociology and anthropology, urban studies, gender studies,
peace and conflict studies, or a number of other minors.

Delve into courses ranging from Human Trafficking, to Terrorism, to World Justice Systems and Evidence, and Search and Seizure.

Internship opportunities for criminal justice majors

Messiah’s nationally recognized internship program places students in a variety of criminal justice internships. A few examples include:

Adult and juvenile probation

Secure facility for youth offenders

Coroner's Office

Work release facilities

PA State Legislature

Anti-Human Trafficking organizations

U.S. Marshals

State, City, and Local Police Departments

Restorative justice

In the criminal justice program, which combines liberal arts
study and professional major, you also will study issues related to crime and
justice from the restorative justice perspective and will grow in how you think
about responsible citizenship. Steeped in biblical principles, restorative
justice seeks healing, wholeness and reconciliation for all parties touched by
crime.

Hands-on learning

As a criminal justice major, you spend much of your time applying your
classroom learning to real-world applications—through study abroad
opportunities, research or service projects and internship experiences. All
criminal justice majors are required to complete at least one of the above
before graduating.

Christian faith

Christian faith is also integrated into the criminal justice degree program
in all possible ways, including classroom curriculum, service, guest speakers,
faculty research, and most importantly, a student’s daily experience with
professors and classmates.

As you work toward you’re Bachelor of Arts degree in
criminal justice, you’ll be prepared to work in a variety of criminal justice
related fields.

Criminal justice degree program distinctives:

Gain professional experience
through internships with social services agencies and government entities
such as police departments, PA state legislature, the U.S. Marshals, adult and
juvenile probation, work release facilities, anti human trafficking
organizations, the coroner’s office, and a secure facility for youth
offenders.

Join the Criminal Justice
Club.

Combine your major with a
minor in sociology and anthropology, urban studies, gender studies, peace
and conflict studies, or a number of other minors.

Delve into courses ranging
from Human Trafficking, to Terrorism, to World Justice Systems and
Evidence, and Search and Seizure.